Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-05-02
Addresses by Henry George and DIR
McGlynu.

The Anti Poverty Society OF New York
of which DR.. MoGlynn is president and
Henry George Is vice-president, held their
frat public meeting last night at Chickerine
Hall. Henry George presided aud in his
opening address said
There is nothing sectarian in the plat
form of this society. All creeds are welcome.
II Archbishop Corrigan chooses 10 ioiD, ne
is welcome, aud if Robert Ingersoll desires
to become q member he will be welcome
also. We propose to arouse the religious
sentiment in men and women to help each
other and to do what charity cannot do.
We hold that the poverty that testers in the
heart of our great cities does not arise from
the niggardliness of the creator, but from
mans sinfulness. We will preach the doc
triue of him who said, Inasmuch as We have
done it unto the least ofthese, ye have done
unto me : not like those who try to prose.
cute the men who stand up for the rights OF
the poor"
While Mr. George was speaking DR.. Nc
Glynn stepped upon the platform. Every
man and woman rose, and the greatest
enthusiasm reigned for several minutes
When quiet was restored DR.. McGlynn said
81 am intensely conscious that we stand here
to night on a historic platform. The found.
ers of this society in years TO come will look
back upon TO nights meeting with pleasure
and satisfaction. 1t is not amiss that /, q
priest of Christ, should stand here to speak
on the cause which proposes to abolish this
horrid crime of poverty, which is the in
Justice of man in violation Of the laws OF
God Surely, my friends, it should hardly
be necessary for priest to apologize for
loving the poor; for teaching men the bet
ter law as Christ taught-the equality OF
men-because all are children Of a common
father All men were created equal and
were made for higher and better things. If
God is father he cannot be step. father.
II God is just God, loving God, he did
not send his children into this world to suf.
fer and he did not mean to give into the hands
of an exclusive few the good things of this
earth. We are attracted solely to this work by the
religion that is in it. We are not establishing new
church we are engaged in work in which we
find the very essence of all religion. 1t is be-
cause this movement hiss the love of eternal JUS
tice in it that it has for US attraction"
DR.. McGlynn, in closing, said that he always
intended to remain Catholic and to preach
Catholic doctrine and to try and bring back re-
ligion to the world. Religion will never be right
until we shall see a democratic Pope walking
down Broadway with stove-pipe hat on his head
and carrying an umbrella under his arm. In my
opinion that man will be the greatest of Popcs.
Instead of having men carry him on their should
ers, he will have the laugh on them, for he
will carry them in his heart. Let us do the
causc of the Master and do what we can to
right the wrong and cause the blessed day
OF justice to go on, and the dawn of the
day of justice will be the beginning, even on
earth, of the doing of the will of the Father as
done in heaven, and the beginning of the reign
of the Prince of Peace" The new society pro-
poses to hold meetings every Sunday night at
Chickering Hall.